Upper San Joaquin River Regional Flood Management Plan

Regional Flood Protection Now and in the Future

Workshop 7: Financial Planning

Wednesday April 16th, 2014Lower San Joaquin Levee District11704 Henry Miller AveDos Palos, CA 93620

Workshop Protocols

• Use Common Conversational Courtesy

• Humor Is Welcome

• Be Comfortable

• Spelling Doesn’t Count

• Electronics Courtesy

• Avoid Editorials

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Agenda

• Introductions• RFMP Status Update• LSJLD Finance• Merced Stream Group Finance• Madera County Finance• RFMP Financial Planning

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Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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RFMP Status Update

RFMP Evaluation Process

Identify System Improvements

Develop System

Improvement Costs

Evaluate System

Improvements

Identify Highest

Priority System Improvements

Identify Multi – benefit System

Improvement Groupings

Develop System

Improvement PlanIdentify

System Improvement

Evaluation Methodology And Criteria

Proposed System Improvements

• 87 proposed system improvements• All proposed system improvements must have:– Local sponsor– Willing participants– Flood management nexus

• Short-term within 5 years (critical fixes)• Long-term 5 to 10+ years• Develop multi-benefit system improvements to

improve funding opportunities

System Improvements List

• System Improvement List is composed of:– Capital Improvements– O&M Activities– Emergency Management Activities– Integrated Water Management– Studies– Recommended Actions– Conceptual Ideas

System Improvement Projects

• 87 Potential System Improvement projects identified• 58 are short-term projects• 29 are long-term projects• $821M in system improvements

identified – $55M short-term– $766M long-term– 26 projects not defined well enough

to develop cost estimates

System Improvement Prioritization

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• Reviewing criteria based on stakeholder comments• Score system improvements based on

evaluation criteria• System improvements sorted based on ranking for:– Public Safety– Environmental Stewardship– Economic Stability– Regional Issues– Overall Total

System Improvement Groupings

• Organize improvements to provide a menu of options• Groupings provide flexibility to:– Mix and match high priority system improvements to

create multi-benefit projects and meet funding opportunities

– Put together specific reach or geographic options– Put together system improvements that are similar in

benefit (levee improvement, invasive species, etc.)

Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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LSJLD Finance

Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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Merced Stream Group Finance

Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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Madera County Finance

Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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Finance Plan

Financial Planning Steps

• Describe the current financial condition• Refine flood management investments• Define values to be used to prioritize investments• Explore financing mechanisms• Evaluate affordability and need for phasing

There are several aspects involved in describing the current financial condition

• Economic health of the local economy• Assessed value of the property in the service area•Major commitments already in place– May be maintenance costs for existing infrastructure– Is there capacity to take on more debt?

USACE Funding is expected to be low

DWR funding has been driven by bonds

The RFMP’s help refine the SSIA investments

• The SSIA would prefer to spend on the tails of the historical investment trend• The RFMP’s can

indicate their preferences for assistance

RFMP project prioritization needs to reflect local values

• RFMP’s need to use this opportunity to inform DWR of their highest ranking projects• Besides identifying high risk projects, prioritization

process should consider multi-benefit projects– Multi-benefit projects bring more financing opportunities

into the picture

Traditional financing mechanisms

• Traditional flood investment financing was primarily USACE funding along with local property assessments• SPFC facilities had access to some additional state

funds• Proposition’s 13, 218, and 26 have severely

restricted the ability for local entities to raise money for flood protection

Proposed statewide financing mechanisms being explored

• State is evaluating a state flood insurance program– Is it advantageous to move from the NFIP?

• Possible changes to the Proposition 218 restrictions– Should flood protection should be similar to water,

sewer, and garbage?• The challenge -- “Are new mechanisms trying to

generate money from the same rate payers, or(picking apples from the same tree)?

Multi-benefit projects have the advantage of having access to more funding sources

• There are several programs that fund protection and restoration of habitat (e.g. NRCS)•Multi-benefit projects could potentially attract

philanthropists• There should be a focus on financing

mechanisms that are funded, have larger awards, and have reasonable applications

There are several sources available for state and federal financing

Federal Restoration Programs

PROGRAM SCOPEWetland Reserve Program (USDA NRCS)

Protection and restoration of wetlands

Emergency Wetland Protection – Floodplain Easement Program (USDA NRCS)

Protection and restoration of floodplain habitat

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP - USDA NRCS)

Restoration of wetland habitat on private lands

North American Wetland Conservation Act (NAWCA – USFWS)

Protection and restoration of wetlands and riparian habitats

Land and Water Conservation Fund (USFWS)

Protection, restoration and recreation around rivers and other public lands

Federal Restoration Programs

PROGRAM SCOPECentral Valley Project Implementation Act (CVPIA) – Habitat Restoration Program and Conservation Program (USFWS and USBR)

Protection and restoration of habitats impacted by the CVP (wetland/riparian, ES, uplands)

Anadromous Fish Restoration Program and Anadromous Fish Screen Program (USFWS)

Protection and restoration of anadromous fish habitat, screening existing diversions

San Joaquin River Restoration Program (USBR, USFWS, NMFS, DWR and CDFW)

Actions that contribute to the restoration of native fish population sin the San Joaquin River

Endangered Species Act Section 6 Grand Program (USFWS and CDFW)

Planning and implementation of actions that recover endangered species

State Restoration Programs

PROGRAM SCOPEHabitat Conservation Fund (CA WCB) Protection and Restoration of sensitive habitats in CA

California Riparian Habitat Conservation Plan (CA WCB)

Protection and Restoration of riparian habitats

Inland Wetlands Conservation Program (CA CB)

Protection and Restoration of wetland habitats

San Joaquin River Conservancy Act (CA WCB)

Protection and Restoration of riverside lands within the San Joaquin River Parkway

Prop 84 – California Conservation Corps funding (CA CNRA)

Conservation activities implemented by the CCC or regional/local corps

River Parkways, Urban Greening, Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program (CA CNRA)

River-related and transportation-related conservation projects and activitie4s

Watershed and Environmental Improvement Program (SFPUC)

Protection and restoration of riverside lands within the Tuolumne River watershed

FloodSAFE Implementation Programs

PROGRAM SCOPEEarly Implementation (EIP) Repair and improve urban levees to 200-year level of

protection, and repair non-urban levees to 1955/57 standard.

Flood Control Subventions (FCP)

Cost share with locals toward capital cost of non-SPFC USACE projects construction (acquisition of land, easement, right of way, relocation and disposal)

Flood Corridor (FCP) Non-structural flood risk reduction projects containing ecosystem and/or agricultural land conservation components

Local Levee Assistance (LLAP) Evaluation of levees and critical repair and improvement of levees

USACE/CVFPB Projects Cost share with USACE on SPFC USACE projects

USACE/CVFPB Studies Cost share with USACE on SPFC USACE

FloodSAFE Implementation Programs

PROGRAM SCOPEYuba Feather Flood Protection (YFFPP)

Evaluation of levees, design of flood structures, critical repair and improvement of levees within the Yuba Feather River Systems and Colusa Basin

Small Community Flood Risk Reduction (SCFRR)

Repair small community levees to 100-year level of protection

Systemwide Flood Risk Reduction (SWFRR)

Implement recommendations of Basin-wide Feasibility Studies

Urban Flood Risk Reduction (UFRR)

Repair and improve urban levees to 200-year level of protection

Flood System Repair Project (FSRP)

Evaluate (feasibility), design, and construct repairs of non-urban SPFC Facility (levees, channels, structures, etc.) deficiencies

FloodSAFE Implementation Programs

PROGRAM SCOPEFlood ER – DeltaER Provide support for local EAPs, and Fund

communications equipment to further interoperability

Flood ER – Forecast-Coordinate Operations

To further participation of reservoir operators (affecting CV) in the F-CO program, especially in obtaining necessary decision support system tools & equipment and field measuring equipment

Flood ER – Statewide ER Grants

Provide support for local EAPs or related Flood Preparedness and Response activities

Financing will be evaluated using a scenario approach

• Costs will be allocated among local, state, and federal entities to assess impacts• Scenarios will be based on

historical participation, then varied as appropriate

Affordability will be critical to the finance plan

• Affordability is a function of the region’s capacity to generate revenue for flood management, as well as the ability attract state and federal funding• Affordability also is influenced by other

competing needs, such as water supply• Existing financial commitments should be

addressed before new projects are added to the portfolio

Affordability will take into account the impacts of potential project phasing

Finance Plan Summary

• Finance planning is an iterative process• As projects are refined, possible financing

sources for that project can be investigated• Affordability will dictate the magnitude and

phasing of projects

Local Agency Flood Management Operations and Maintenance

• Operations– Coordination with State Flood Operations

Center and upstream reservoir operators– Patrols of flood facilities– Stockpiling flood fighting materials– Flood fighting– Control gates

• Maintenance– Facilities inspections– Levee and structure repairs– Channel stabilization– Vegetation control & removal– Sediment removal– Rodent control

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Schedule

Status of RFMP Process

RFMP Timeline

Document Regional Setting and Identify Flood Management Issues (Land Use, Environmental, O&M, Emergency Management)

Summer 2013

Identify Potential Actions/ System Improvements/studies Fall 2013 - Winter 2014

Develop Prioritization Process Fall 2013 - Winter 2014

Prioritization of System Improvements Spring 2014

Develop Finance Plan Spring 2014

Finalize RFMP Summer 2014

Questions?